Coroatá

History

It was settled by the Portuguese and became a village in 1843. By 1912 work on railroads, to give greater connection to cities, had occurred. In 1920 Coroatá was incorporated as a city and 1920 is deemed its "founding." It has a population of 65,544.

Religion

The population is 75.1% Catholic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá is located there. In addition to Catholics 14.2% are Protestant, 2.3% belong to other forms of Christianity, 0.3% are of Afro-Brazilian religion, 0.1% of other religions, and 8% are of no religion.

Mayors of Coroatá

José Jansen Pereira - 1920

João Rios - 1926

Benedito Alves Cardoso - 1931

Luis Pereira da Silva - 1937

João Coelho Matos - 1939

Valdemiro de Almeida Cavalcante - 1939

Sebastião Anfiloquio Alves - 1940

Otacílio de Sousa Santos - 1943

Antonio Serra Pinto - 1945

Chico Pereira Lobo - 1945

Emilio Lobato de Azevedo - 1948

José Menezes Junior - 1951

Nagib Rabelo Lamar - 1952

João Saraiva Filho - 1955

Leodegário Jansen Pereira - 1956

Simão de Monaut Serra Pinto - 1960

Vitor Dias Trovão - 1968

João Mota de Queiroz - 1970

Orlando Jansen Silva - 1971

João Ferreira Pereira - 1972

Gentil Augusto Frazão Filho - 1973

José de Ribamar Trovão - 1977

Francisco Alberto Araújo - 1983

Luis Montenegro Tavares - 1983

José Ribamar Trovão - 1989

Coronel Ruy Salomão - 1991

Maria Teresa Trovão Murad - 1993

Romulo Augusto Trovão Moreira Lima - 1997/2004

Antônio Emanoel Duarte Cunha - 2004/2012

Maria Teresa Trovão Murad (current mayor)

Notable natives

Canhoteiro - A Brazilian footballer